LESPEUVRIER, ALAIN (French). Goldsmith of Troyes, circ. 1556- 1573 ; Mint-engraver there in 1558.
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
LE GAULT, MARTIN
LE GAULT, MARTIN (French). Mint-engraver at Paris, some time before 1519, until 1527. He succeeded Guillaume du Chefdelaville, and 1527, Claude Lemay was appointed to the office. On May 21, 1520, he delivered dies for Grands blancs (St.-Lô); 7. December 1521, dies for gros Testons and Half gros Testons (Limoges); 11. December 1521, Dies for Ecus au soleil and Grands Blancs (Tours) ; 11. February 1523, dies for Ecus, and Grands Blancs, the latter with the distinctive mark of Jacques Louvet, Mint-...
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LE GAULT, MARTIN (French). Mint-engraver at Paris, some time before 1519, until 1527. He succeeded Guillaume du Chefdelaville, and 1527, Claude Lemay was appointed to the office. On May 21, 1520, he delivered dies for Grands blancs (St.-Lô); 7. December 1521, dies for gros Testons and Half gros Testons (Limoges); 11. December 1521, Dies for Ecus au soleil and Grands Blancs (Tours) ; 11. February 1523, dies for Ecus, and Grands Blancs, the latter with the distinctive mark of Jacques Louvet, Mint-...
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LE MAIRE
LE MAIRE or MAIRE, JULIEN (French). Goldsmith of Nancy, who was appointed Mint-engraver there in succession to Jean Le Poivre, cire. 1580, and held the office until his death in 1607. He was a native of Bar, and is called a Painter and Engraver ; a document speaks of " l'expérience qu'il avait en la graverie ". Charles III., Duke of Lorraine, attached him to his service in 1580, in which year the artist executed his first Portrait-medal of the Duke, obv. Bust to r. of Charles III., legend and da...
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LE MAIRE or MAIRE, JULIEN (French). Goldsmith of Nancy, who was appointed Mint-engraver there in succession to Jean Le Poivre, cire. 1580, and held the office until his death in 1607. He was a native of Bar, and is called a Painter and Engraver ; a document speaks of " l'expérience qu'il avait en la graverie ". Charles III., Duke of Lorraine, attached him to his service in 1580, in which year the artist executed his first Portrait-medal of the Duke, obv. Bust to r. of Charles III., legend and da...
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LEBAS, PAUL VICTO
LEBAS, PAUL VICTOR (French). Sculptor and Gem-engraver, who resided at Paris during the third quarter of the nineteenth century and probably later. He was a pupil of Callouëtte. Between 1852 and 1876 he was a frequent exhibitor at the Paris Salon : 1852. Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, President of the French Republic, cameo; — Prince Lucien Bonaparte, cameo; — 1853. The Empress Eugenie, cameo executed from the directions of Count de Nieuwerkerke and M. Peyre; — 1855. Portrait of Mme X***, shel...
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LEBAS, PAUL VICTOR (French). Sculptor and Gem-engraver, who resided at Paris during the third quarter of the nineteenth century and probably later. He was a pupil of Callouëtte. Between 1852 and 1876 he was a frequent exhibitor at the Paris Salon : 1852. Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, President of the French Republic, cameo; — Prince Lucien Bonaparte, cameo; — 1853. The Empress Eugenie, cameo executed from the directions of Count de Nieuwerkerke and M. Peyre; — 1855. Portrait of Mme X***, shel...
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LEBERECHT, F.
LEBERECHT, F. (Germ.). Medallist, and Gem-engraver, born at Meiningen in 1749, was appointed Engraver to the Russian Mint in 1775 ; in 1794 he became an Academician, and a little later, Chief-Medallist to the Court ; he further rose to the dignity of a Councillor of State, and died in 1827. For several years, previous to his death, the artist had been enjoying retirement in private life on a pension of 1500 Roubles allowed him by the Russian government. Bolzenthal remarks : "Few artists of his k...
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LEBERECHT, F. (Germ.). Medallist, and Gem-engraver, born at Meiningen in 1749, was appointed Engraver to the Russian Mint in 1775 ; in 1794 he became an Academician, and a little later, Chief-Medallist to the Court ; he further rose to the dignity of a Councillor of State, and died in 1827. For several years, previous to his death, the artist had been enjoying retirement in private life on a pension of 1500 Roubles allowed him by the Russian government. Bolzenthal remarks : "Few artists of his k...
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